Seven Tyrants Theatre, opens its first season of work in their new performance venue with Samuel Beckett’s absurdist one-man masterpiece: Krapp’s Last Tape. Opening October 5th, the Jessie Award winning independent theatre company’s production stars Jessie Award nominated actor Linden Banks as “Krapp,” and is directed by David Thomas Newham. Rarely produced professionally in Vancouver, Krapp’s Last Tape is a portrait…
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Les Belles-soeurs at Gateway Theatre until October 6th
Now onstage at Richmond’s Gateway Theatre, Les Belles-soeurs (The Sisters-in-law) presents 15 women in the English language version of the gritty romp. The Ruby Slippers Theatre Production, directed by Diane Brown, was Quebec playwright Michel Tremblay’s first professionally produced play. Les Belles-soeurs was risque and vulgar when it premiered 50 years ago, and is just…
Picks of the Week – September 26, 2018
The last week of September is starting off Autumn with a bright and warm start, just right as the Fall entertainment picks heat up Veg: Tonight, join Vancouver Foodster’s Tasting Place Vegetarian Edition and explore some of the plant-based bites from around downtown. Dog: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time opens the Arts Club…
Cain and Able coming to The Firehall Arts Centre
A tale of biblical proportions, The Firehall Arts Centre presents The Biting School’s Cain and Abel from October 3rd to October 6th. Directed and performed by brothers Arash and Aryo Khakpour, Cain and Abel explores the idea of jealousy and sibling rivalry, which leads to fratricidal violence, fueled by the patriarchal society we inhabit. Inspired…
I’m With Her brings their first Canadian show to Chan Centre
A trio of renowned voices, I’m With Her, are coming to The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts at UBC on September 30, 2018. I’m With Her blends the vocals and instrumental arrangements of Sara Watkins (fiddle), Sarah Jarosz (mandolin), and Aoife O’Donovan (guitar) on their first Canadian performance on the Overland Tour celebrating the release of their debut album See You Around….
Mid-Autumn Moon Festival at Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Garden
Be prepared to be serenaded under the moonlight by local musicians and artists at the 2018 Mid-Autumn Moon Festival at the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden. Tomorrow, Friday September 21st, will find The Garden filled with musical performances, Hanfu dress-up, mooncake demonstrations, wishing lanterns, and much more for everyone to enjoy. At last year’s festival,…
Picks of the Week – September 19, 2018
As we move into the final days of summer, let’s send it out with a bang and a week of great entertainment. Dog: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time opens the Arts Club Theatre Company’s season at Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage until October 7th. Pucks: As summer ends, the hockey preseason begins with Vancouver…